Location of Fall Fun Fest moved
SHAMOKIN - Saturday's third annual Fall Fun Festival and Car Boot Sale will be centered around the 100 block of Independence Street (the area of the Fun Shop and the pharmacies) instead of the municipal parking lot at Rock and Independence streets.
The event is sponsored by the Northumberland County Council for the Arts and Humanities (NCCAH) and will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
In addition to the boot sale (a yard sale from vehicles), there will be food vendors, crafters, horse-drawn hayrides, a haystack hunt, face painting and pumpkin painting. Children and adults are welcome to bring masks, scarecrows and painted chairs for judging at noon. There are cash prizes.
For more information, e-mail jeannes@ptd.net.
Open house at cancer society office
HUMMELS WHARF - An open house is scheduled for noon to 2 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the new location of the American Cancer Society, 1420 N. Susquehanna Trail, behind the Wendy's across Routes 11-15 from Lowe's.
The East Central Divison, headquartered in Williamsport, combined its Lewisburg, Bloomsburg and Shamokin offices at the new site to better use its donor dollars.
For more information, contact Tessa Bieber at tessa.bieber@cancer.org.
Candidate hosting dinner Saturday
ELYSBURG - Stephen Bridy, an independent candidate for Northumberland County commissioner, is hosting a free dinner from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Elysburg Fire Company on Mill Street.
To RSVP or for more information, call 274-7676 or 274-7677.
Bridy said he's having the event in an effort to meet voters, but that it is not a fundraiser. Still, donations are welcome to cover the cost of the food, which he said is being catered by Mattucci's Willow Street Cafe.
SAT tests at Shamokin Area
COAL TOWNSHIP - The SAT Reasoning and the SAT Subject tests will be administered to pre-registered candidates on Saturday. Check-in and room assignment will begin at 7:30 a.m. in the auditorium lobby for individuals who bring all required admissions documents and materials. All candidates must present photo/signature identification or an official letter of identification on school letterhead signed by either the school's principal or school's counselor.
Students should consult their Registration Bulletin or www.collegeboard.com for additional information regarding test-day procedures. The doors to the test center will close at 8 a.m. Candidates are reminded to park their vehicles in either of the side parking lots. Travel arrangements should be confirmed prior to the test date. Candidates are reminded that cell phones are not permitted in the test center.